Center for Child Advocacy

Dr. Charles Darby, founder of MUSC Children's Hospital with granddaughter, Amelia

Established in 2001, the Center for Child Advocacy provides a variety of government relations, advocacy, and development services in support of the MUSC Children’s Hospital. The Center also provides management services to the South Carolina Children’s Hospital Collaborative, a nonprofit association consisting of the state’s four children’s hospitals.

The Center works collaboratively with many advocacy organizations on legislative and children’s safety issues. Many of these organizations are included in the Links section of the South Carolina Children’s Hospital Collaborative (SCCHC) Web site.

Why Children Need Advocates:

• Children are too young to vote. Hence, they lack a “legislative” voice without advocates.
• Children’s healthcare is unique in that over half of services are publicly funded through Medicaid.
• The funding for Medicaid is provided by state and federal appropriations each year – a highly political process

Being an advocate for kids doesn’t have to take a lot of time. It can be as simple as sending a quick email to a legislator about a proposed budget cut or a bill affecting children’s services.

• Sign up to receive Action Alerts via e-mail.
• Take action with us via e-mail on a current initiative.
• Search for health care options for uninsured children.

For more information about the Center for Child Advocacy (CCA) and its activities, please contact any of the following individuals: